Birth date：June 22nd 1979
Height／Weight：173cm／59kg
Specialty：Long distance, marathon
Birth place：Hiroshima Pref.
Affiliation：NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS
Official web:
http://www.tokumoto.net
Sponsors：Dome Corporation

Having started track and field at first year of Misuzugaoka Junior High, Tokumoto already articipated in national level meets in his senior year.
After entering Hosei University, he showed outstanding performance in The 1500m, 5000m, and 10000m races and quickly became a leading athlete in college track and field.
He was the fastest runner the 1st section of the Hakone Ekiden in his freshman year, and became second in the 2nd section in his sophmore year. His “colored hair” and “sunglass” look attracted attention in the conservative college track and field world, gaining exposure through the race’s broadcast network, Nippon Television, and other media. He is nicknamed “Hunk Runner” and “Roaring Runner”.
In his senior year, he ran the 2nd section of the Hakone Ekiden but hurt his leg after running 5.4 kilometers. His head coach tried to withdraw him immediately, but Tokumoto was not convinced in hope to hand over the team’s sash to the next runner. In the end he retired from the race, but his determination to finish his race moved many people’s hearts.
In 2003 and 2004, he won the 5000m race at the National Championships. He was caught in a slump with a knee surgery in 2005. In early 2006 he returned to racing and was selected to the national team for the Fukuoka World Cross Country Championships.
In 2007 he ran his first marathon at the Tokyo Marathon, becoming 5th.
In April of 2007 Tokumoto entered graduate school of Juntendo University, becoming the first long distance runner ever to study at graduate school.

1996 Japan Junior Championships 1500m 1st

1998 Fukuoka Int’l Cross Country Junior 8km 2nd

2000 Hakone Ekiden 1st section fastest

2001 Universiade Beijing 10000m 3rd

2001 Japan Studen Championships 1500m/5000m 1st/1st

2003 All Japan Corporate Ekiden 6th section fastest

2003 National Championships 5000m 1st

2004 National Championships 5000m 1st

2006 Fukuoka World Cross Country Championships 12km 35th

2007 Tokyo Marathon 5th